Reunion Blues Vintage Guitars Road Show

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In the fifth installment of Reunion Blues' Vintage Guitars Road
Show, the guys hit up Guitar Showcase at Large in San Jose, California.

In this segment:

We
get to check out an early-50s Gibson ES-175 Electric Archtop which
features the original specs, including a single P90 pickup in the neck
position. Later models featured a humbucking pickup.

The next
guitar was an original Epiphone Model 4 roundhole acoustic archtop. As
described in the video, this is one of the oldest instruments to be
featured in Vintage Guitar Show. Check out how they determine its
authenticity..ONLY PROFESSIONALS!!

Another guitar featured is a
relatively new model in the vintage market, an original Kramer guitar.
But what makes this guitar special is the one-off paint job done by San
Francisco artist, Mark Erickson.

In the third segment of Reunion Blues' Vintage Guitars Road Show,
the show hits up Bananas at Large in California. Highlights include:

A
very rough '69 Jazz Bass with so many modifications - including removal
of the binding, and the owner's name and SSN etched into the hardware -
the appraisers get a little upset. Still, the bass' value will surprise
you.

The single prototype of Fender's Gold Custom Shop Strat.
There was a limited run of 100, which was commissioned for NAMM's 100th
anniversary in 2001.

Take a peek at a rare '59 Mary Kay Strat valued at $75,000 or the ES5 Gibson Switchmaster valued at $8000. Both were brought in for valuation at the Reunion Blues Vintage Guitar Show. Reunion Blues invited Premier Guitar to sponsor this show at Bananas at Large in San Rafael,CA. More shows are planned across the US so stay tuned for new dealer locations and videos.

Reunion Blues has started a series of Vintage Guitar Road Shows, and invited Premier Guitar to join in and be a sponsor. The first one held at Bananas at Large in San Rafael, CA, saw some very nice collectible guitars. The owner of an '57 Gibson L5C brought in his guitar to be appraised and found it was worth approximately $8000. However, it would have been worth more if it hadn't been modified. More shows are planned across the US so stay tuned for dealer locations and more videos.

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